21世紀大學英語讀寫教程第四冊Vocabulary(1-7單元)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)專心-專注-專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)Unit 1Im just coming around to have a friendly chat with you. How are you doing?When youre writing a paper, you must acknowledge the sources of the statements you have quoted to support your argument.As the saying goes, “Where there is a

2、 will, there is a way.” People who want to make things better can do so if only they are strongly motivated.The expression of intense feelings in a simple and yet profound way is recognized as a characteristic of Emily Dickinsons poetry.Thomas Jefferson devoted himself completely to the drafting of

3、The Declaration of Independence despite his personal sorrow and trouble.As the most influential US president, Franklin Roosevelt left a legacy which still deeply affects the country today.Madame Curie is often cited as an example of a great scientist who would never yielded to hardships in her quest

4、 for knowledge.As I see it, laziness is the biggest obstacle to persons success.Curiosity is the best teacher. If information of no intrinsic interest is crammed into students heads, no effective learning can be achieved.What are your criteria for selecting the greatest literary works of the 20th ce

5、ntury?Its good to see a child develop different interests, but when any interest turns into an obsession it can be worrisome to parents.Before they go to school, children manage to progress from newborns with only innate abilities to children with an enormous amount of knowledge about the world they

6、 live in.Mother Teresa will long be remembered for her unique contribution(s) to the cause of caring for the sick and dying.Albert Einstein, Franklin Roosevelts contemporary, got involved in politics by suggesting the government develop its own nuclear weapons program.For the inclusion of your recor

7、d in the Guinness Book of World Records, an application must be submitted to the publication headquarters in London.History has proved that in time of crisis a capable and charismatic (有魅力的) person must be called to leadership so as to raise the nations moral.With todays world making fantastic progr

8、ess in science and technology, any nation content to rely on past successes will soon be left behind.Though she was only a normal athlete in high school, in college her ability allowed her to rise above the others and become a star.After replacing a wounded artillery general, Napoleon made history a

9、t the young age of 24 by seizing rebellious Toulon (土倫).I wish I were endowed with both intelligence and good looks, but overall I think its more important to be smart than pretty.I enjoy my work, but my boss bothers me so much that Im not sure how much longer Ill be able to put up with him.This app

10、roach is going nowhere. We had better come up with a new way of dealing with this problem.As the name suggests, the book Greatness: Who Makes History and Why focuses on what enables some people to go down in history.This psychology professors study of great figures is reportedly to be built on over

11、ten years of research.I think your grades are low because you dont study enough. You really need to put in more time studying if you expect to do well.Advertising is a tough business because it is very difficult to come up with new ideas to sell the same old products.I think its the teachers respons

12、ibility to take charge of the class, not to always ask the students what they want to do.The qualities that truly set Winston Churchill apart were his determination and his ability to inspire others.Unit 2The authors son was studying medicine at McGill University with the intention of becoming a sur

13、geon. I took her criticism as a sincere desire to see improvement in my work.They didnt fight, but stood there glaring at one another.Dont get sore at me because you got low marks in your exams.Though the poem is well-known, no one has yet been able to trace its author.The new club strives to educat

14、e its members to render service to the community. Mary likes to go dancing on weekends because she does not believe that the denial of pleasure is a virtue.People place stamps on letters or packages as proof that they have paid for mailing these items.The mayor praised the Lei Feng Spirit that could

15、 be found everywhere in the city and paid particular tribute to youngsters who helped the elderly.These disks hold more than 400 times as much information as a conventional floppy disk (軟磁盤).Though he didnt have much to give, he was generous with his money.Fathers Day is a day on which the people of

16、 many countries express their gratitude and appreciation for their fathers by giving them gifts or greeting cards.She slammed on the brakes and the car came to a sudden stop.You might be more successful in your job if you would take the trouble to make yourself more agreeable to your colleagues (同事)

17、 as well as your employer.The only thing on sale that attracted me was a little French clock. caught/took my fancyIt was Johns mistake to sign the agreement without reading it carefully. a mistake on Johns partWe fail to appreciate sufficiently all sorts of things that are supplied to us easily by n

18、ature. take for grantedIf a criminal fears that hes going to get caught, he will hesitate before he robs or steals. think twiceShe had put aside money for a long time for this holiday and she meant to enjoy every minute of it. saved upWe have to take into account the data mentioned in the annual rep

19、ort. referred toIt is unpleasant to hear Tom talk too proudly of his abilities and achievements. boast aboutAfter her husband died at the age of 35, Mary made great efforts to ensure her five childrens education. took pains withFor better health you must avoid eating too much. refrain fromMr. Eden i

20、s one of the most prominent scientists in the country and to a certain extent a media star. something ofIf you help a neglected child, he may not actually show you gratitude, but chances are that you will get thanks by some means or other. in one way or anotherShe got a little bored with his habit o

21、f never allowing her to finish a sentence. fed upUnit 3Generally speaking, tactics covers what you need to do at the moment while strategy provides the broad guidelines that determine the overall direction.My familys health and security are of the utmost importance to me.If one of those stays（支柱）giv

22、es way, the entire structure may collapse.Unlike a tightrope, a slack will sway up and down or from side to side.The president wanted to see him on a matter of great significance.Two foreign tourists died ad two soldiers were badly hurt yesterday when a coach and an Army truck collided almost head-o

23、n along a straight stretch of road.We tried all sorts of solutions to that problem, and they all came to a dead end.The blow on his head erased the details of the accident from his memory.We usually judge others within the framework of our own experience.By the time the lifeboat arrived, the ship wa

24、s almost vertical in the water. The wounded soldier is sitting in the vertical position, upright in bed.The music ceased suddenly when she turned off the radio.By pointing out just one flaw, she destroyed his entire argument.The music implies suddenly when she turned off the radio.He affirmed his pl

25、an to make payments on time.1. We got lost and finally were two hours late. wound up being2. The schoolboy tried to drive the cow into the stable by tugging (拉) its tail, but failed. pulling on3. The roots of plants absorb water and make their food out of it. take in4. By constantly looking up at th

26、e clock he is really saying that he wants us to leave. in effect5. Although the glow of the sunset was the most intense colure in the scene, the darkening blue of the rest of the sky began increasingly prevail. take over6. After graduation, John changed his job frequently but he eventually taught En

27、glish in a local middle school. ended up teachingUnit 4Even though animals within a breed may look similar to us humans, they probably look unique to each other.Students have different individual abilities and potentials, and therefore should be taught accordingly.Many Americans would deny the exist

28、ence of a single American culture partly because there is such racial diversity in the county.Preadolescent (青春前期的) groups are homogeneous; that is, members are usually of the same sex and come from the same neighborhood.The travel agency will make every arrangement for your trip and the expenses, a

29、ll inclusive are estimated at $300.All developed nations maintain a variety of social welfare programs to help unemployed or underemployed people to function more fully in society.Lying is defined as deceiving someone about certain matters or facts.The irritation my boss showed was simply due to my

30、failure to make a favorable comment on his management.The variables that educational psychologists have found to be important in classroom teaching include the time teachers allocate to instruction, the amount of content they cover, the percent of time that students are engaged in learning, and so o

31、n.The Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, used his psychotherapy to uncover painful and forgotten memories in his patients.An instance of irony is the suggestion, put forward with apparent seriousness by the English satirist Jonathan Swift in his A Modest Proposal (一個溫和的

32、建議), that the poor people of Ireland should rid themselves of poverty by selling their children to the rich to eat.Human learning and memory have been studied mostly with verbal materials (such as word lists and stories) or with tasks requiring motor skills (such as learning to type or to play an in

33、strument).Babies will readily learn to walk on their own when they are offered a reward.When depressed, these patients experience painful sadness, negative thinking, and indifference to things that used to bring them happiness.The probability of an outcome is represented by a number between 0 and 1,

34、 with probability 0 indicating certainty that an event will not occur and probability 1 indicating certainty that it will occur.IQ scores may vary according to testing conditions, and thus it is advisable to understand results of the tests as falling within a certain range, such as average or superi

35、or.The major method of instruction for schools of the United States and many other countries stresses the educational development of the child in terms of individual needs and interests.The explosion in use and popularity of the Internet in the 1990s is most likely due to the World Wide Web.A qualit

36、y control inspector is responsible for making sure that every product measures/lives up to the specified standard before it goes into circulation.If you do what you are really interested in and try hard, youll find, as often as not that you are living with contentment.The Greek philosopher Socrates

37、was also a great teacher, whose method consisted of asking questions that forced his students to think deeply about the meaning of life, truth, and justice.His plan is an ambitious one, and I doubt whether he will really go through with it.The secretary general, like the rest of the UN staff, is sup

38、posed to be independent, but in reality, he must rely on member countries, especially the five permanent Security Council members, to get anything done.Its been argued that the problems with teaching have been brought about in part by inadequate facilities.Unit 5The first artificial intelligence (人工

39、智能) conference in 1956 inspired researchers to undertake projects that emulated human behavior in areas of reasoning, language comprehension, and communications.In 1979 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states may require the consent（同意，許可） of one parent of a minor (未成年者) requesting an abortion.By 1

40、951 industrial production had exceeded prewar peaks; it continued to rise in the succeeding years.That park contains miniature reproductions of such famous sights in China as the Great Wall and the Summer Palace.According to our professor, unemployment is an inevitable consequence of free market eco

41、nomics.There are nearly 2,900 radio stations associated with ABC, as well as a sizable publishing group.Dont worry. The danger from these snakes is practically nothing.A crowd of people gathered, outraged by the way the police officers were hitting the two men.Psychological drug dependency is charac

42、terized by a craving for the drug and belief that one cannot function without taking it.The bomb was designed to cause the maximum amount of harm to the maximum number of people.Although breast cancer primarily afflicts females, about 1,400 male breast cancers were also reported in the United States

43、 in 1997.Some peoples attitudes towards foreigners are based on sheer ignorance and prejudice.When he stood up from his seat, he suddenly felt an intense pain in the lower part of his back.We see each other at regular intervals usually once a week.I read a very interesting biography of Marxs last we

44、ek, which is based on his correspondence with Engels over 40 years.Toms boss asked him to take control of the office for a couple of weeks while she was away.take charge ofAs he fell down from the cliff (懸崖) the mountaineer was lucky enough to grab a branch with his left hand. get hold ofSuch projec

45、ts as road or dam building, mining, or large-scale farming can cause great hardships to people whose lives depend on the land. who live off onThe government began to support small businesses when it realized that they were the key to economic growth. smile (up)onAdrenaline(腎上腺素) helps the body to ge

46、t used to sudden stress by increasing heart rate and raising blood pressure. adjust toA central purpose of drama has always been to provide a means for a society to think carefully about itself and its beliefs. reflect uponI had seen the singer before on TV, but she looked very different when I met

47、her personally. in personChicagos OHare Airport was closed as a result of the snowstorm. due toCindy, Linda, and Niaomi went to the benefit fashion show, as did Claudia and Christy, all known as the “supermodels” of the 1990s. along withThe rocket roared into space, increasing its speed to 38,000 mp

48、h shortly after. picking upIm sorry, but someone else has borrowed the book you want. checked outOn seeing General Powell, the soldier threw out his chest and saluted. stuck outUnit 6Official U.S. statistics on employment and unemployment are derived from a monthly sample survey of households.For a

49、solid or liquid fuel to ignite, some of the fuel must first be heated to the temperature at which it turns to gas.He keeps his savings under his pillow because he distrusts banks.The writers thesis is that all human problems can be solved by logic.Since the early 1900s, pronunciation in the United S

50、tates has becomes more standardized because people throughout the country have become more and more exposed to each others speech patterns.I am not jealous of her good fortune, but I do feel she should share it with others.Zoologists observe the ways animals interact with one another and their envir

51、onment.People spend a lot of their Hard-earned money on holidays and of course they want to get good professional service.She felt frustrated when she didnt get a promotion after all these years of hard work.She grabbed for her gun when she heard the shots down the street.I suggest that you keep the

52、 flashlight handy in case the fuse (保險絲) blows again.The secretaries report provided the leaders with the necessary numerical information.Mary and her brothers were all very happy because their father approved their plans for the summer.The issue of the death penalty is highly controversial in some

53、western countries.He has abstract ideas about what to do, but no specific plans or proposals.There are many heroines who make headlines for showing courage when confronted with some public emergency. in the face ofFor those who are disabled when they are born or during childhood, special education i

54、s necessary. from birthTheir request for better working conditions was equal to a criticism of the management. amounted toThere are still difficulties before us, but we will overcome them individually in order. one by oneHe didnt sell his house right away; he waited to get the best offer. held out f

55、orIn the face of enemy attacks, the president said that his countrymen would never yield to threats. give in toA good visual artist (視覺藝術(shù)家) has to be a drawer first. Ramsay learnt at an early time the crucial importance of drawing as the basis for his art. early onHow can you ever achieve any succes

56、s if you are afraid of everything that is unpleasant or difficult. shy away fromTom took the place of George just after half-time when it appeared that the injury to Georges knee was affecting his performance. substituted forHes disorganized, hes inefficient, hes never there when you want him in a w

57、ord, the mans hopeless. in shortThe detective put a chemical on the paper, and the fingerprints appeared. showed upEmilys life resulted in tragedy after her husband was captured during the Civil War. ended inUnit 7Johnny is only 15 but actually he has outgrown his mother by five inches.Cockroaches (蟑螂) have earned a bad reputation because they feed on garbage.Arab Americans have tended to